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George Santos may very well be the first U.S. congressperson to have performed in drag before taking office. But his policies, lies, and alignment with a party that has villainized drag performers and transgender people are doing more to harm the LGBTQ+ community than help it, two drag queen politicians tell Rolling Stone.

On Thursday, Santos called reports that he did drag in Brazil under the stage name Kitara Ravache “categorically false,” despite very clear similarities between himself and images of Ravache, as well as reports from other drag performers that it was,...

The Podcast Bestie newsletter celebrates its one-year anniversary!

Podcast Bestie is a weekly newsletter and best friend to podcasters seeking jobs, industry info, craft tips, marketing strategies, and creative inspiration.

Founded by Courtney Kocak, who currently hosts two independent podcasts — Private Parts Unknown and The Bleeders — and has produced top podcasts for celebrities and CEOs, including Paypal, Girlboss, and the Bella Twins, the newsletter aims to provide aspiring and indie podcasters with insight and education to help them launch and sustain career-defining audio projects and help them stay competitive alongside an increasingly corporate landscape of podcast majors.

The first issue was published on Thursday, November 11, 2021. Now, one year later, Podcast Bestie has published 47 issues and amassed 2,000 subscribers to date.

In its first year, Podcast Bestie has featured Q&As with industry experts and entrepreneuring podcasters including Anna Hossnieh, Arielle Nissenblatt, Lauren Passell, James Cridland, Jamie Loftus, Jay Clouse, Danielle Desir Corbett,...

The Private Parts Unknown podcast has published its 100th episode, celebrating this milestone with a world-record-holding guest: Lola Jean, a sex educator, fetish wrestler, and the two-time world record holder (as far as she and sex researchers are aware) for volume squirting. Lola Jean even bested science by 50 percent in her latest endeavor.

Private Parts Unknown is a Bourdain-style podcast exploring sex, love, relationships, gender, and seductive subcultures around the world. The show has over 1.5 million downloads to date and has been featured in Business Insider, Men’s Health, and more.

Host Courtney Kocak started the podcast in 2016 when she and her best friend were frustrated with online dating. It was initially called Reality Bytes. In 2019, after four seasons, it evolved into Private Parts Unknown when she and then-co-host Sofiya Alexandra landed a week-long residency in Helsinki, Finland. The name is a nod to Anthony Bourdain’s TV show Parts Unknown,...